In my childhood I immersed myselfin Ireland’s boldest writers.___It becomes painfully clear and more prevalent than ever that the culture I was born and bred to carry with pride is actually an embarrassment. It remains the only nationality that allows itself to be a source of degradation through advertising, merchandising, and an annual million mockery march…

Craft Beer seemed to get off to a slow start, but once it took off, it never looked back.—The first time I had a beer that wasn’t sold to a mass market I wondered what the big deal was. It tasted like any other beer. But then I refined my pallet and realized what I’d…

Want to make a Tater-Tot Casserole that would make Napoleon Dynamite reach in his pocket? Here you go.—Sometimes you need instruction from someone as eccentric as Napoleon Dynamite to really get something through you head. I can’t promise you this is ole Napoleon, but eccentric? Check. —Photo credit: Flickr/jaebum joo

If you’re like me then you love holiday themed food. St. Patrick’s Day (or just Irish food in general) brings thoughts of wonderful beer and shepherd’s pie. But are these really traditional foods?—It’s always funny to find out that traditional holiday foods aren’t really all that traditional. It’s even funnier to find out what the…